State machinery was widely employed to secure favourable outcomes in India’s recent regional elections against three progressive regional governments who dared to challenge Narendra Modi, asserts VIJAY PRASHAD
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WHEN the Feile an Phobail began 35 years ago, no-one would have imagined that it would become as successful as it has.
It was established as a direct response to the conflict. Its purpose was “to celebrate the positive side of the community, its creativity, its energy, its passion for the arts, and for sport.”
It was also to replace the yearly street violence which took place, protests against internment without trial of Catholic and nationalist men on August 9 1971.
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Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
